Posts tagged United States
Why Latin America's universities deserve better
Why Latin America's universities deserve better

Latin America is a big beneficiary of remittances, one form of philanthropy, but giving by foundations and trusts remains low. In our view, extraordinarily so. OECD statistics suggest some of the biggest foundations have been not present or are retreating from Latin America. Philanthropic funding can be uneven so it remains to be seen if the drops in funding are permanent. But the point remains no less relevant. Why are the great philanthropic institutions so ambivalent in supporting philanthropy in Latin America, and especially in funding Latin American higher education?

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Andrew WigleyLatin America, universities, higher education, United States, Brazil, World Bank, Hispanic
Riding high: The role of university charitable trusts in UK fundraising
Riding high: The role of university charitable trusts in UK fundraising

According to our latest research, there are now 85 university charitable foundations in the UK, established by non-UK universities in over 20 countries. Between 2014-19 these charitable trusts received over £342.5m ($460m) from UK based philanthropic giving, and 2019 was the most successful year yet, collectively reporting 37% growth over 2018 income. And we know this doesn’t reflect the full picture of university charitable fundraising.

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Andrew WigleyUniversity, Charitable trusts, Foundations, University of Cape Town, University of the Witwatersrand, University of Pennsylvania, Weizmann Institute, UK fundraising, tax relief, Gift Aid, Wolfson Foundation, Bar Ilan University, Ben Gurion University, Stanford University, Hebrew University, Haifa University, Israel, United States, South Africa, Makerere, Higher education, university philanthropy, university fundraising, university